Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in an advanced HIV-infected patient: A case report and literature review
Abstract Background Pneumocystis jirovecii infection is the most common opportunistic infection that causes pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients; however, extrapulmonary P. jirovecii infection is extremely rare after the use of antiretroviral therapy. Here, we present th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08143-w |